earthen

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Earthen and other natural materials emit relatively less greenhouse gases over their lifecycle, from extraction and transportation to assembly and disposal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Ryan Runge, president of Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies, who sold the couple their block-making machine, said the blocks are mold-proof and, when reinforced with rebar, earthquake-resistant.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

Earthen barriers have reinforced mountainside rice beds in Bali for thousands of years, channeling rainfall, curbing erosion and providing habitats for ducks that feed on agricultural pests — while also resulting in astonishing beauty.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2020

Earthen dams would hold back toxic mine tailings, all in earthquake country, in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, the richest sockeye salmon run in the world.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2019

Earthen spires rose out of the ground, and they slowed gently as they reached the bottom, at the entrance of a dark cave.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young